Simple leg exercises could reduce impact of sedentary lifestyle on heart and blood vessels
Credit: Vranish et. al. A sedentary lifestyle can cause an impairment of the transport of blood around the body, which increases the risk of disease...
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New ESMO tumor DNA scale helps match patients with cancer to optimal targeted medicines
Credit: European Society for Medical Oncology Lugano, Switzerland- 21 August 2018 - A new scale for tumour DNA mutations which will simplify and standardise choices...
Standard hypothyroidism treatment falling short
What if the standard treatment for hypothyroidism--insufficient thyroid hormone--is inadequate in controlling some crucial aspects of the condition? That's the provocative question asked, and ans..
Stressed, toxic, zombie cells seen for 1st time in Alzheimer’s
Credit: UT Health San Antonio SAN ANTONIO, Texas, U.S.A. -- A type of cellular stress known to be involved in cancer and aging has now...
UC study: Exposure to tobacco smoke significantly impacts teen health
Credit: UC Creative Services As little as one hour of exposure to tobacco smoke per week can significantly impact the health of teens, according to...
Identifying drug-resistant hotspots can provide roadmap to reduce tuberculosis in South Africa
Boston--Researchers at Boston Medical Center (BMC) have created a near real-time surveillance method to identify communities experiencing a high burden of drug-resistant tuberculosis in South...
$3 million NIH grant will fund genetic hearing loss research
The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Department of Otolaryngology received a $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to fund...
AMP addresses clinical relevance of DNA variants in chronic myeloid neoplasms
ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Aug. 21, 2018 -- The Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP), the premier global molecular diagnostics professional society, today published consensus, evidence-based recommendatio..
Red or yellow? A simple paper test detects false or substandard antibiotics
Credit: John Eisele/Colorado State University Antibiotics - medicines that treat bacterial infections - have saved millions of lives worldwide since their discovery in the early...
Federal grant extends, expands kidney failure research
Credit: University of Alabama at Birmingham The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases has renewed a grant shared by the University of...
Multi-million-dollar grant to grow kidney research
Credit: UC San Diego Health Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine...
Illinois study pioneers humane feline research facility
Credit: Amy Fischer, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Spay and neuter services can reduce the number of feral and free-roaming cats, but the invasive...
Certain antibiotic-resistant infections on the rise, new research shows
WASHINGTON -- Nearly six percent of urinary tract infections analyzed by a California emergency department were caused by drug-resistant bacteria in a one-year study period,...
This tiny particle might change millions of lives
Credit: Illustrator: Yekaterina (Katya) Kadyshevskaya from the USC Bridge Institute at the Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience Remember the scene in the movie Mission: Impossible...
Depressed patients see quality of life improve with nerve stimulation
Credit: Matt Miller People with depression who are treated with nerve stimulation experience significant improvements in quality of life, even when their depression symptoms don't...